Between Kumpur and Almora there is Syahi/Siyahi Devi temple hill that’s height would be 7186 Feet. Kosi River flows between Syahi/Siyahi Devi Hill and Almora city. It was supposed that Nepalese would kept army on Syahi/Siyahi Devi temple hill. However, due to unknown reasons, Gurkha/Nepalese commanders did not keep army at Syahi Devi Hill. Lieutenant Colonel Gardner decided for occupying Syahi/Siyahi Hill for strategic purpose. By occupying Syahi /Siyahi hill , it was necessary that Gurkha/Nepalese army would vacate Kumpur Camp. Or there would abe situation for capturing Almora city.

Bumshah sent his whole army to Kumpur and the soldiers in Almora city were in few numbers. On 22nd March night, Gardner sent 1200 soldiers towards Syahi /Siyahi Devi temple hill. Those soldiers came to Panor Gadan (rivulet). That Rivulet Gadan meet to Ulavgad Gadan which meets to Kosi then. In morning for destracting Gurkha soldiers, British army did drama for attacking on Kumpur Camp. It was done that Gurkha/Nepalese could not be attracted to activities being done on Syahi Devi Hill region. On 23rd noon, the information reached to Gardner that 400 soldiers reached to Baol and they established a Camp there. Baol was 10 miles away from British camp and 4 miles left from Kumpur. The soldiers those reached to Ulavgad valley they started to walk over on Syahi/Siyahi Devi hill. After crossing Suri village British soldiers reached a temple and camped there on Syahi Devi Hill top . Late noon Gurkha /Nepalese army came to know that British occupied Syahi /Siyahi Devi Hill top.

On 24th March Gurkha/Nepalese army ran away from Kumpur camp through Riuni and Katarmal hills for protecting Almora city. Before vacating Kumpur Gurkha /Nepalese soldiers burnt Wood fences of Kumpur camp. The Syahi Devi Hill occupying campaign by British was successful .